Selectmen officially agreed to release a 655-page report composed by independent private investigator Kenneth Harrison into alleged unethical business dealings by former Building Inspector Paul Bourgeois.

Harrison, a former police lieutenant, earlier this year conducted the three-month investigation.

During a quick but busy meeting, Selectmen on Monday also announced that the town has a new building commissioner: Mary Catherine McNeil, former building commissioner for Seekonk and Randolph.

Selectmen Chairman Paul Sadeck said the report will be released once the names and Social Security numbers of certain town residents are redacted from the report.

Selectmen also said that it will be available online and will be released to those who complete a Freedom of Information Act request. Sadeck estimates that the report will be ready within two weeks.

Bullock Road resident Charles Moss asked them to turn the report over to a state or federal agency.

Sadeck and Selectman Lee Baumgartner indicated that there was nothing within Harrison's report that would trigger such a move.

Selectman on Monday also announced Bourgeois' successor — McNeil, who served as building commissioner in Randolph from 1996 to 2009 before becoming Seekonk's commissioner for the last four years.

McNeil boasts a resume that includes a master's degree in public administration from Suffolk University. McNeil also serves on the board of directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Officials Association.

The investigation and McNeil's appointment was prompted by allegations of Bourgeois conducting unethical business dealings, behaving in a surly manner and purposely stalling some projects. Bourgeois served as the building inspector for more than 20 years before announcing his retirement, effective in early August.

The report, selectmen said, contains summaries of Harrison's approximately three months of work, including the conversations he had with people, most recently his interview with Bourgeois last month.

Sadeck has said there will be no further action because Bourgeois no longer works for the town and no criminal activity was uncovered.

At a meeting last month, Sadeck said it cost the town approximately $12,000 to hire Harrison and approximately $13,000 on expenses outside of the investigation, for a grand total of $25,000.

He said at that meeting that taxpayers do not deserve to have more money financed toward this matter.